The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-09-07

eight miles to a depot with produce,
evidently thinking If he conld come to a
depot in our own village two miles distant
from his farm perhaps) the saving all around
would be something of an Offset to his
extra tax on account Of railroad. -
Not long ago we asked worthy friend
n successful business man in the very
prime of middle life, what calling he would
choose If he could begin life again with his
present knowledge. He replied that he had
thought of that matter and believed he
would try to fit himself for a professorship
in some institution of learning. In early
life he had had experience as a teacher in an
academy. Though meeting manfully the
competitions and the wear and tear of bust
ness, 1t now seems to him as If a richer and
a happier life might be his in a professors
chair, even though the bank account be
lighter 80 A townsman who is a travel
ing salesman tells us he has seldom or
never known 1t 80 hard to make collections
hereabouts as at the present time. -
Some of our farmers were cutting their
corn last week. Thus far there have been
no frosts to injure it. - In the midst of
reports of small yields of potatoes it is re-
freshing to hear of the bountiful crop that
Origen A. Blanchard will get this season.
- In common with some others, one of
our worthy townswomen thinks the kind,
quality and amount of food a man gets in
his own home may sometimes determine
whether he shall be a user of tobacco and
strong drink. She recently cited to us the in
stance of an out-of-town acquaintance whose
wife is such an Indifferent housekeeper
and cook as in her opinion to lead him to
| liquors. A relative of the man, sharing
this opinion, once had an opportunity to try
| the effect upon him of most wholesome and
| palatable food and coffee three times day.
! During the experiment she had reason to
! believe he abstaned wholly from liquors.
| Great the pity If pipe and punch-bowl must
ever stand for poorly-prepared food by the
! housewife - We had the pleasure last
| week of chat with Joseph Edwards
whose home is just over the Chelsea line,
! concerning his canvassing tours in the
! South. 1t is some four years since he be-
gan canvassing, and he has settled down
upon maps and pictures as the most protita-
BILE things for him to canvass for. Last fall
and winter he was in Alabama. He says
he was nearly everywhere very kindly and
| Hospitality treated there. He returns South
this week to work for time about Dan
vile, Virginia. We Judge he finds the bust
ness profitable. His travels seem to be do
ing good work for him otherwise. -
James S. Abbott left last Thursday for st.
Augustine, Florida. He continues to be
much pleased with his business, and better
yet, finds entire relief from asthma there.
- Frank, Willard and Alice Walker,
children of Enos f. Walker, went to Sax
tons River on Monday to attend the fall
term of the Vermont Academy. The two
who have previously attended this academy
like it much, and have evidently gotten good
there. - Enoch Howe, who is now mid
way of the ninetes, reports a vine from a
single bean planted this season that meas
ured ten feet in length and bore two hum
dred nine pods. - Edwin Prescott has
returned from Massachusetts after stay of
several months there. - DR.. Dana Dick
inson has just returned from Boston to
remain perhaps through the winter with his
sister, Mrs x. NJ. Hubbard. 80 DIR. C..
W. McClearn has returned from Boston and
was in town one day last week His months
stay in Boston thinned him greatly. We
believe he is yet uncertain where he will
pitch his tent in the future. - Miss
Lizzie Work is under Dr. +. b. Watson s
care. Typhoid fever has been feared. -
Fred Blanchard and Frank Lynde are at
tending school in Barre. - Newell Il.
Farnham has had his pension increased to
SD per month. - Ner Davenport is said
to be very sick in Brookfeld with typhoid
,, fever or perhaps typhoid pneumonia. -
Gertie Barnes is to leave this week to at
tend the fall term of Gushing Academy at
! Ashburnham Mass. 80 Martin Crane
7 and wife are visiting the family of his uncle
Denison Martin, and other friends in town
: - Mrs. George Beckett is getting great
benefit physically by her stay in Nebraska
A lung difficulty had been feared previous
to her going there. - Mrs. DR.. James
! Bailey of Ticonderoga, n. Y, is visiting heI
l mother, Mrs circuit Abbott. She will likely
= ! remain here few weeks. - j. X. Lynde
a attended the fair at Waitstield last week
u and with two horses took two prizes -
: Mrs. Orrin Walker, who is living with Mel
win Burnham's family on Chelsea West
Hill, has been quite i'll late, but is thought
now to be improving - We hear thai
. Human j. Hersey is so much improved il
. health that he may return from Colorado
= this fall. - DR.. Charles Briggs, now o
= Rochester, n. Y, was expected on Tuesday
! for a short visit. - Mrs. NJ. j. Whit,
a and daughter, who have been visiting her'
= of late have sold their place in Claremont
. n. H.. and are to reside hencefOrth in Mel
rose, Mass. - Dea. Francis Colton's old
-, est son, "A resident of Danvers, Mass, is a
II home on a visit, after an absence of min,
e years. - Miss Susie Wheatley is goinl
to Greenfield Mass, to live for a season.
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